This manga could have been a masterpiece if it wasn't impossible to take it completely seriously because of an extremely simple and comedy-like drawing style, and the constant joking remarks of some of the characters...
Although on the other hand, if this manga had been created in an absolute crude and "reallistic" way, I think it would be too heartbreaking to read, so maybe it's better that way: it's still pretty good, and it depicts the situation from the eyes of a protagonist who is still a child and has a really strong and positive mindset.
As a side note, the characters sing more than those
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Barefoot Gen - Bomb on Hiroshima Japanese: はだしのゲン More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 54
Status: Finished
Published: May 22, 1973 to Sep 10, 1974
Genre:
Drama
Theme:
Historical
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Shounen Jump (Weekly) Authors:
Nakazawa, Keiji (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #2982 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1755
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